Proof of a Null Penrose Conjecture using a new Quasi-local Mass

Proof of a Null Penrose Conjecture using a new Quasi-local Mass

November 30, 2016 - 03:00
- November 30, 2016 - 04:00

Henri Roesch, Duke University

Fine Hall 314

We define an explicit quasi-local mass functional which is nondecreasing along all null foliations (satisfying a convexity assumption) of null cones. We use this new functional to prove the Null Penrose Conjecture under fairly generic conditions.